I mean, I'd love to see Google broken up, but this isn't news. DoJ has been asking specifically for Chrome to be sold for over a year now, and the lawsuit was started during the first Trump administration. Until the judge actually reaches a decision this is just recycled old news.
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selling android or breaking it up would be terrible since you just go back to each manufacturer making their own flavor with no updates or compatability.
It'd be good for Android to be mostly its base, the Android Open Source Project. Over the years Google put more and more things in the proprietary part of Android (Google Play Services) instead of AOSP.
Depends on who takes over whether that gets better of course. If they also put too much in Play Services, or ask the manufacturers for a high fee, yes it's possible we go back to more oem flavours.
I used to believe this, before google turned evil. Right now I'd take 5 shitty flavours than the pure shit google is doing. They have turned into a vile corporation that needs to be cut down
Disagree, you might be right in the short term, but long term competition like that only benefits the customer.
Do Elon now. He owns way too much shit and always tries for a monopoly. Start by nationalizing star link.
Why nationalize it? Surely treating Starlink like a utility and putting it under an independent org would be better, no? Keep politics out of it and let ISPs pay for access like how MVNOs like Mint Mobile work, except prevent the entity that owns it from providing service directly.
Nationalizing under that administration? Who would that help?
America, when they stab each other to death, each shouting Sic Semper
Ok but is this like REAL yet or did they just say they intend to?
Reading the article helps to answer this question:
The DOJ is asking the court to force Google to promptly and fully divest itself of Chrome, along with any data or other assets required for its continued operation.
It also links the filing, see specifically "III. Plaintiffs’ Revised Proposed Final Judgment"
Who reads articles these days?
Thank you
So…. What are the odds on fElon ending up owning some of this shit?
Depends on how low we can sink his Tesla stock.
It's a team effort, if everyone throws one Molotov we can be done by April.
Wouldn't that just screw over insurance companies?
I think you're underestimating the value of everyone throwing a molotov
Sell it to who?
I would laugh if a European company stepped in to buy it. Most used browser in the whole entire world bought by a European company? Would absolutely be hilarious and I'd be so down for that to happen.
Hilarious AND good for humanity? Sign me up!
Take a guess who’s going to buy it.
Probably Microsoft.
Oh god can you imagine the fucking nightmare.
Monkey Paw:
Chrome is now owned by X
Its now known as Xrome
X for the swastica, and rome for the "roman" (aka: nazi) salute
Ykno what good. Maybe it'll cause Mozilla to get off their asses and DO SOMETHING.
You know what, good. Maybe it'll cause the people who keep using Chrome because they don't give two shits about their privacy to get off their asses and use something else.
Just like whole tribes are refusing to move from WhatsApp to Signal, because they say they care about privacy, but actually they don't.
The monkey giggles. Mozilla completely pivots to adtech & AI.
P.S. for the record, I continue using a Firefox fork and don't plan on stopping. Criticism where it's due, but I still think they're the best option.
Little does the monkey know theyre already starting that and I'm not surprised
The index finger slowly curls, revealing the only finger left--the middle finger. The monkey giggles.
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